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Two charged in counterfeit money scam

ASHEBORO — Two Asheboro residents have been charged with manufacturing and passing counterfeit $20 bills in the western part of Randolph County, Randolph County Sheriff’s Det. Derrick Hill said in a press release on Friday.

The investigation began on Tuesday when counterfeit $20 bills were received by a private individual and David’s Place, a business on U.S. 64 in Asheboro.

The investigation led to a search warrant at 4861 Cameron Circle, Asheboro, by members of the Special Operations Division of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the U.S. Secret Service.

Production and possession of counterfeit currency are federal offenses.

A computer and printer used to make the counterfeit bills, along with other counterfeit bills, were seized.

Two residents at that address were charged.

* Bobby Dewayne Small, 26, was charged with one count of possessing more than five counterfeit instruments.

* Heather Nichole Hollar, 25, was charged with two counts obtaining property by false pretense, two counts of forgery of instrument and one count possessing more than five counterfeit instruments.

Small and Hollar are in the Randolph County Jail under $25,000 secured bonds each.